CesiumAstro - Senior Program Manager — Global Infrastructure & Facilities
Requirements
• Minimum 12–15 years of experience leading large-scale capital projects, infrastructure programs, or industrial facility execution. • Bachelor of Science (BS) or Master of Science (MS) degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Operations, or related technical field. • Proven experience managing complex infrastructure programs exceeding $100M in value. • Experience managing site development, permitting, construction, and commissioning activities. • Experience negotiating or supporting lease agreements, property acquisition, or large commercial contracts. • Experience managing cross-functional and decentralized teams. • Strong understanding of integrated master schedules, risk management, and program execution methodologies. • Ability to drive execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Strong organizational and executive reporting capability. • Aerospace, defense, semiconductor, automotive, or advanced manufacturing facility experience. • Experience supporting production or manufacturing ramp environments. • Experience executing greenfield or large-scale manufacturing expansions. • Familiarity with industrial utilities, clean environments, or high-reliability production systems.
Responsibilities
• Infrastructure & Capital Project Execution • Lead all phases of infrastructure and facility execution including site planning, design, permitting, construction, commissioning, and handoff. • Manage multiple concurrent capital programs across domestic and international sites. • Own execution against approved scope, schedule, and capital budgets. • Coordinate external architects, contractors, consultants, developers, landlords, and utility providers. • Support lease negotiations, property acquisition activities, and site selection analysis as required. • Drive risk mitigation strategies related to permitting, utilities, construction sequencing, contractor performance, and site readiness. • Facility Readiness & Operational Integration • Ensure infrastructure is designed and delivered against manufacturing and operational requirements. • Coordinate closely with Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, and Quality teams to validate facility readiness. • Ensure facility layouts, utilities, clean environments, environmental controls, and infrastructure support long-term production objectives. • Support manufacturing equipment installation readiness and transition into operational ramp activities. • Maintain accountability for ensuring facilities are production-capable at handoff, not simply construction complete. • Program Leadership, Problem Solving & Cross-Functional Coordination • Operate as a senior execution leader capable of solving multiple concurrent operational, infrastructure, commercial, and technical problems across fast-moving programs. • Rapidly identify constraints, execution gaps, and conflicting priorities, while developing practical solutions that maintain schedule, budget, and operational objectives. • Navigate ambiguity and incomplete information while continuing to drive execution and decision velocity. • Balance competing stakeholder requirements across Operations, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, contractors, and external partners. • Solve both strategic and tactical execution challenges, ranging from infrastructure sequencing and permitting delays to contractor performance, utility constraints, and operational readiness risks. • Anticipate downstream impacts of decisions and proactively mitigate second- and third-order execution consequences. • Program Leadership & Cross-Functional Coordination • Lead integrated program execution reviews across internal and external stakeholders. • Develop and maintain integrated master schedules, project execution plans, and risk registers. • Drive alignment between capital deployment timelines and operational readiness objectives. • Provide executive-level reporting related to project status, schedule performance, risk posture, and capital utilization. • Escalate major program risks and execution issues with recommended mitigation plans. • Continuous Improvement & Operational Scale • Help establish scalable execution standards, reporting structures, and governance processes across the infrastructure portfolio. • Support development of repeatable facility deployment and site activation methodologies. • Contribute to long-range infrastructure planning and manufacturing expansion strategy. • Support future team development and mentorship as the organization scales.
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